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Jay Inslee: “I believe the reason that Halliburton is doing that is that they do not want to deal with the difficulty of hiring…”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2004
I believe the reason that Halliburton is doing that is that they do not want to deal with the difficulty of hiring Iraqis. With all due respect, we have to get the Iraqis involved in their own economy, or they are never going to be on board in a new government. And this administration, in their lust, in their lust, to continue their relationship with Halliburton, has squandered this opportunity to get Iraqis involved in their own reconstruction. And it has hurt us big time in the insurgency that is now raging across wide swaths of Iraq.
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Jay Inslee
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the involvement of Iraqis in their economy during a debate on reconstruction efforts.

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